Book holder for chairs



June 16, 1959 F. o. GIBSON BOOK HOLDER FOR CHA'IRS Filed Sept. 5, 1956 INVENTOR.

' .Gzbson/ United States Patent BOOK HOLDER FOR CHAIRS Fay 0. Gibson, Poulsbo, Wash.

Application September 5, 1956, Serial No. 608,038

1 Claim. (Cl. 211-106) This invention relates to book holder devices.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a book holder for chairs which will securely hold song books or the like on the back of metal folding chairs.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a book holder of the above type which is adapted to be snapped into and between the lips located in the upper and lower edges of the pressed metal back of the folding chair, being easily and readily mounted thereon and as readily removed.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a book holder for chairs bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efficient in use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in operative use and illustrating in phantom the book holding position of the device; and

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view thereof shown alone and illustrating in phantom the positioning of the same on the back of the folding chair between the upper and lower lips thereof.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, indicates generally a conventional type metal folding chair having the usual lips 11 and 12 located in the upper and lower edges of the pressed metal back 13 thereof, substantially as illustrated.

In the practice of my invention, a book holder is provided for securely holding song books 14 or the like on the back of the metal folding chair 10 and includes a central U-shaped portion 15 of spring steel or brass. The free ends of the central portion 15 are integrally formed with the coil spring portions 16 which are in turn integrally formed with the forwardly extending portions 17. The forwarding extending portions 17 are in turn integrally formed with the upwardly extending L-shaped portions 18, the free ends of which overlap and are suitably secured together, for example by means of welding.

As shown in Fig. l, the forward ends of the forwardly extending portions 17 are bent downwardly as they join the L-shaped portions 18 and this portion is adapted to fit downwardly over the lower lip 12 against the back 13 2,890,801! Patented June 16, 1959 with the upper ends of the L-shaped portions 18 being resiliently retained behind the upper lip 11. It will be noted that the central portion 15 extends upwardly above the upper ends of the L-shaped portions 18 and is forwardly bent, as at 19 and abuts the upper lip 11 when the holder is not in use due to the resilience of the coil spring portion 16.

In operation, the central portion 15 may be rotated rearwardly away from the L-shaped portions 18 to permit the insertion within the holder of the song book 14 or the like, the latter then being retained against the back of the chair by the resilience of the coil springs 16, as will be obvious. The central portion 15 may be moved rearwardly to the extreme position of Fig. 1, to permit the insertion of the book.

The holder is formed from a unitary length of spring steel or brass wire and is preferably covered with rubber or other suitable material of the desired color.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a book holder which will securely hold song books or the like on the back of metal folding chairs. It should also be apparent that there has been provided a book holder of the above type which is designed to fit between the lips located at the upper and lower edges of the pressed metal back of the folding chairs in an easy and ready manner and as readily removed therefrom.

While various changes may be made in. the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A book holder for [folding chairs comprising, in combination, a central and inverted resilient U-shaped portion, coil springs integrally connected to the lower ends of said central portion, said coil springs having forwardly extending portions defining an acute angle with the plane of said U-shaped portion and forming a base for a book, an upwardly extending L-shaped member integral with the forward end of each of said forwardly extending portions for distorted releasable engagement within a hollow recess of a chair back, the ends of said L-shaped members being secured together in overlapping relationship and converging toward the bight of said resilient U-shaped portion, and said central portion at the upper end of said upwardly extending portions being curved toward the back of the chair, and means for securing said upwardly extending portions to the back of the chair comprising said forwardly extending portions being curved downwardly at the juncture with said L-shaped portions and being adapted to fit over the lower lip at the edge of the metal back of a folding chair, the upper ends of said L-shaped portions being adapted to be snapped under the uppermost lip.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 263,685 Clark Sept. 5, 1882 1,739,057 Bock Dec. 10, 1929 2,706,516 Nordmark Apr. 19, 1955 2,706,517 Dexter et al Apr. 19, 1955 

